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Chris Brennan / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Doug Mastriano concedes to Josh Shapiro, five days after Election Day — Doug Mastriano lost the race for governor in Pennsylvania by 14 points last Tuesday. Five days later, he conceded to Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro. “Difficult to accept as the results are, there is no right course but to concede …
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‘We need to have a real discussion’: GOP leaders brace for tense talks after disappointing election results
‘We need to have a real discussion’: GOP leaders brace for tense talks after disappointing election results
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
The Midterms Message for Republicans
The Midterms Message for Republicans
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The Philadelphia Inquirer:
The Pa. GOP's no good, very bad, terrible election is forcing a reckoning in the state party
New York Times:
Democrats Keep Senate Control as Republicans Weigh Party's Future
Democrats Keep Senate Control as Republicans Weigh Party's Future
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Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:
He took on Trump and lost Colorado Senate race. But Republican Joe O'Dea kept his dignity
Neil Malhotra / New York Times:
Democrats Are Blowing It With Silicon Valley
Washington Post:
Trump blame continues for midterm losses as ex-president readies to announce bid
Trump blame continues for midterm losses as ex-president readies to announce bid
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Brad Dress / The Hill:
Rick Scott says Senate GOP leadership ‘caved’ to Democrats
Rick Scott says Senate GOP leadership ‘caved’ to Democrats
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Natasha Bertrand / CNN:
CIA Director Bill Burns meeting with Russian counterpart Monday — CIA Director Bill Burns is meeting with his Russian intelligence counterpart, Sergey Naryshkin, in Ankara Monday as part of an ongoing effort by the US to “communicate with Russia on managing risk” and to discuss the cases of …
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Tal Axelrod / ABC News:
Pence to Muir: Trump's words on 1/6 ‘endangered me and my family and everyone at the Capitol’ — “It was clear he decided to be part of the problem.” — Former Vice President Mike Pence is interviewed by David Muir of ABC News. — Former Vice President Mike Pence said in an exclusive interview …
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Adam Carlson / ABC News:
Muir asks Pence why Trump didn't make calls during 1/6 riot: ‘Good question for him,’ Pence says — “I was at a loading dock ... where a riot was taking place.” Pence said. — Former Vice President Mike Pence is interviewed by David Muir of ABC News. — Former Vice President Mike Pence …
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CNN:
A manhunt is underway for a student after 3 people shot dead and 2 wounded at the University of Virginia — Video shows scene in Charlottesville after shooting at UVA Kari Lake's path to victory continues to narrow despite gains Enten reveals what's ‘shocking’ about House race so far Hear …
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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Trump Wanted I.R.S. Investigations of Foes, Top Aide Says — John F. Kelly, who was White House chief of staff, said that as president, Donald J. Trump wanted investigations into perceived enemies like James Comey, the former F.B.I. director. — While in office, President Donald J. Trump …
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Court files show evidence Trump handled records marked classified after presidency — Justice department filing claims former US president kept secret documents in drawer at Mar-a-Lago with other files from after his time in office — Donald Trump retained documents bearing classification markings …
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Susan J. Demas / Michigan Advance:
Republicans served up ‘red wave’ Kool-Aid. Pundits drank it up. — Susan J. Demas graphic of Tudor Dixon using Andrew Roth photo — The election was four weeks out. Every sign pointed to Republican gubernatorial nominee Tudor Dixon careening toward an epic loss.
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Forget Trump, Ted Cruz May Be the Biggest Loser of the Midterm Elections — Donald Trump's brand of politics didn't fare well on Election Day. But Ted Cruz's picks did even worse. And he's tested the bounds of the law along the way. — In the aftermath of a disastrous midterm for Republicans …
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Wall Street Journal:
Allies of Mitch McConnell and Rick Scott Trade Blame for GOP Not Winning Senate — Republicans' failure to win back Senate control triggered a new round of squabbling between allies of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and those of Sen. Rick Scott, who leads the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
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Lora Kolodny / CNBC:
SpaceX just bought a big ad campaign on Twitter for Starlink — Elon Musk's aerospace business SpaceX just ordered one of the larger advertising packages available from Twitter, which Musk recently took over in a contentious, $44 billion deal. — The campaign is to promote …
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Keren Landman / Vox:
This flu season is looking really scary, in one chart — Here's how to prepare for it. — Flu season is here — and early red flags suggest it's on track to be very, very bad. The latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Flu View report show extraordinarily high numbers …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
An Emboldened Biden Weighs Whether to Run for President Again in 2024 — The president feels buoyant after the better-than-expected midterms. But as he nears his 80th birthday, he confronts a decision on whether to run in 2024 that has some Democrats uncomfortable.
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Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
The Russian Empire Must Die — During the quarter century of its formal existence, the Moscow School of Civic Education did not have a campus, a syllabus, or professors. The school instead ran seminars for politicians and journalists, led by other politicians and journalists, from Russia and around the world.
Jonathan Lemire / Politico:
Biden, Xi meet amid efforts to cool tensions between their nations — BALI, Indonesia — As fears of a new cold war rise, President Joe Biden and China's Xi Jinping met for nearly three hours, trying to find areas of common ground amid moments of stark disagreement as relations between …
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Associated Press:
Biden, Xi to meet face-to-face amid superpower tensions
Biden, Xi to meet face-to-face amid superpower tensions
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Grace Ashford / New York Times:
New York Democrats urge Hochul to push out state party chair. — Less than a week after New York Democrats suffered the loss of four congressional seats that could cost them control of the House, a call for new leadership in the state party is growing. — A number of influential Democrats …
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Associated Press:
Election Day saw few major problems, despite new voting laws — Heading into this year's midterms, voting rights groups were concerned that restrictions in Republican-leaning states triggered by false claims surrounding the 2020 election might jeopardize access to the ballot box for scores of voters.
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Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Saturday voting barred in US Senate runoff after Ga. holidays
Saturday voting barred in US Senate runoff after Ga. holidays
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